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Chapter XXIII
“Well, is she pretty? Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....” But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short. He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought. Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, is she pretty?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
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From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
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From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
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From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
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From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, is she pretty?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
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From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, friend—my pink one is delicious; her name is Dunyásha....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, is she pretty?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, is she pretty?
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on glancing at Rostóv’s face Ilyín stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw that his hero and commander was following quite a different train of thought.
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From this reading “Well, is she pretty?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Rostóv glanced angrily at Ilyín and without replying strode off with rapid steps to the village.
